Human Rights
Section
Section Mandate
It is anticipated that the LAWASIA Human Rights Section will focus activity on the following:
- 1.1 Research into human rights in particular in the Asian Pacific region.
- 1.2 Providing LAWASIA members with information on human rights.
- 1.3 Organising or assisting meetings, sessions and conferences of LAWASIA on human rights issues.
- 1.4 Proposing and/or implementing human rights intervention activities including intervention letters, organizing and researching trial and other observation missions.
- 1.5 Participation in meetings, among others, of bar associations/ law societies, international lawyers’ organizations and international organisations.
- 1.6 Establishing and administrating a LAWASIA Human Rights Award, awarded to lawyers or advocates who have made prominent achievements in human rights in the Asian Pacific region.
- 1.7 Drafting principles for consideration by Council (e.g. principles on separation of command between civil police force and military).
- 1.8 Giving consideration to further development of the draft LAWASIA Pacific Human Rights Charter.
Section Leaders
Co-Chair, Human Rights Section | LAWASIA
Professor Yasushi Higashizawa
Meijigakuin University
3-1-5 Takanawa, Minato
Tokyo, 108-0074
JAPAN
T: +81 3 5421 5501
F: +81 3 5421 5256
E: humanrights.chair@lawasia.asn.au
Co-Chair, Human Rights Section | LAWASIA
Mr Shyam Divan
Co-Chair, Human Rights Section
Senior Advocate
9, Nizamuddin East
New Delhi 110013
INDIA
T: +91 11 41851374
F: +91 11 41851376
E: humanrights.chair@lawasia.asn.au
Latest Human Rights publication
LAWASIA toolkit on Business & Human Rights: A Guide for Lawyers in the Asia Pacific
Latest Human Rights member contribution